DUFFERIN CRIME UNIT CHARGE TWO PEOPLE WITH SEXUAL RELATED OFFENCES
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(ORANGEVILLE, WASAGA BEACH, ON) - As a result of an ongoing police investigation, officers from the Major Crime Unit of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two people with sexual related offences as a result of a multi-jurisdictional criminal investigation.
On Wednesday January 21, 2026, members of the Dufferin and Huronia West Major Crime Unit and the Dufferin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), executed two search warrants at addresses in Orangeville and in Wasaga Beach.
A 30-year-old male from Wasaga Beach has been charged with:
- Sexual Assault on a Person Under 16 years of age
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Interference- two counts
- Sexual Exploitation
- Invitation to Sexual Touching under 16 years of age
- Assault
- Assault Cause Bodily Harm- choke, suffocate or strangle
- Uttering Threats- cause death or bodily harm
- Assault with A Weapon
- Makes, Prints, Publishes or Possesses for the Purpose of Publication of any child sexual abuse and exploitation material
- Sexual Assault with a Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm- three counts
- Failure to comply with undertaking
The above accused was held for bail.
Additionally, 29-year-old female from Wasaga Beach has been charged with:
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Interference
- Sexual Exploitation
- Invitation to Sexual Touching under 16 years of age
- Assault Cause Bodily Harm- choke, suffocate or strangle
- Uttering Threats- cause death or bodily harm
- Assault
The above accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on Tuesday February 10, 2026, to answer to the charges.
Three firearms, ammunition, electronic devices, and other items were seized as part of the investigation.
No further information will be released at this time.